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Joe Biden and the Democrats are siding with railway giants against workers
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the issues faced by rail workers in the US who are on the verge of taking industrial action even as companies and the government seek to stop them
US House of Representatives passes bill to block strike by rail workers
After members of major rail workers’ unions rejected a deal with their employers, Congress at the urging of the Biden administration has stepped in to try and stop a strike
Rail workers’ struggle shows the power of the organized working class
If rail workers went on strike, freight rail across the country would be paralyzed. The working class holds enormous power when it is organized and willing to fight.
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